Jakarta Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

I've made some notes about Jakarta, but don't have them with me, so this will just be a short entry that I'll update later - if Travelpod allows. First thing to say is Jakarta is huge. At least 12 million people, and certainly many more if "greater" Jakarta is included. What that means is traffic. It is an everyday fact of life here that, unless...

Took the early Garuda flight (GA 602 - 7:10am) from Jakarta to Manado with a 20-minute transit in Makassar. Unfortunately, the departure time was delayed one hour and I began to zone out as I got up at 4am that morning to get to the airport. Waited at Soekarno-Hatta for 2 hours until passengers were finally allowed to get on the transfer bus to ...

aretyo yo this is my first blog yep another newby sorry did ja know ANY ISKON harikrishna temple in the major asian cities will give ya a free feed and place 2 stay and some ramblings and dance ,which ya gota sit through for the food but hey..... SOMe of the stuff they say is interesting and cool just make sure you leave...................... i ...

Sun City Restaurant - The best in all of Indonesia, had the opportunity to meet with top oil executives, producers, and some distributors. Some hilarious stories ensue, from drinking fine wines and hennessy "chinese style" to singing karaoke. Shrimp, Duck, Pigeon, Jelly Fish, Shark Fin. Some of the most wealthiest people in indonesia, are Indo-C...

On 26 Dec 2004 and January 2005, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The epi-centre was located under sea water at 3.32 N 95.85 E. This is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900. The earthquake generated tsunamis which swept across the Indian Ocean within hours. Over 120,000 peopl...

Ditches: They are Indonesia's disposal of choice! They join with rivers, they sweep smells away. Yet without rain, shall reek of decay. A bonanza of bottlecaps...banana peels too; A plethora of plastic, of gunk and goo. Sandals and diapers, T-shirts and shorts; Just some of the waste that flows into ports. How logical it seems-let nature wash aw...